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IN PICS | Indian sports’ greatest milestones in post-independence era

1952: KD Jadhav’s historic bronze medal at Helsinki Olympics
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1952: KD Jadhav’s historic bronze medal at Helsinki Olympics

1975: India wins maiden Hockey World Cup in Malaysia
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1975: India wins maiden Hockey World Cup in Malaysia

1980: Prakash Padukone wins All England Open Badminton Championships
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1980: Prakash Padukone wins All England Open Badminton Championships

1983: Kapil Dev leads India to maiden ODI World Cup in England
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1983: Kapil Dev leads India to maiden ODI World Cup in England

2000: Karnam Malleswari wins independent India’s first individual Medal
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2000: Karnam Malleswari wins independent India’s first individual Medal

2008: Abhinav Bindra clinches independent India’s first individual Gold Medal
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2008: Abhinav Bindra clinches independent India’s first individual Gold Medal

2021: PV Sindhu double secures place in history books
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2021: PV Sindhu double secures place in history books

2021: Neeraj Chopra strikes gold in javelin throw
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2021: Neeraj Chopra strikes gold in javelin throw